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Rick Fox on Lakers Lore, NBA Game 7s, and Game of Thrones Chaos
Monday started with the sports world still reeling from one of the most absurd bounces in basketball history. Big Cat and PFT break down the Kawhi Leonard shot that sent Philly into a tailspin, featuring a quadruple doink that felt like cosmic payback for the Bears' playoff exit. While Toronto celebrates, the Sixers are left staring at a summer of uncertainty, particularly regarding their leadership on the bench.
Big CatBrett Brown is not the right coach for the 76ers
I don't think Brett Brown is the guy because, like I said, three shot clock violations. I think one of them might have been a block on Jimmy Butler... He did a good job with a young team bringing him along. But when you lose like they did last year and then lose this year, I feel like you have to change at least something.
Big Cat was quick to crown the Raptors' star as the league's newest cold-blooded assassin.
Big CatKawhi Leonard is a killer
Kawhi Leonard is a motherfuckin' killer. He is. He's a killer.
Out West, C.J. McCollum and the Blazers silenced the analytics crowd with a barrage of mid-range jumpers to take down the Nuggets. PFT noted that while the nerds were updating their spreadsheets, the eye test confirmed that some old-school game still works when the pressure is highest.
PFT CommenterThe mid-range jump shot still has a place in the modern NBA
Turns out Manalytics going one-on-one with a guy and hitting a step-back 14-footer still has a place in this game... The nerds, though, have been put on their heels a little bit. They're updating their stat sheets, their spreadsheets, saying, well, actually, that was actually a great shot.
This shift in momentum has left the Rockets in a total tailspin. James Harden and Chris Paul couldn't find an answer for a Warriors team playing without Kevin Durant, leading Big Cat to officially diagnose the Rockets' backcourt with a chronic condition.
Big CatJames Harden definitively lacks the clutch gene
Now we finally have a guy who we can say lacks the clutch gene. Definitively. He and Chris Paul. No clutch gene between the two of them.
Rick Fox on the Dynasty Years
Three-time NBA Champion Rick Fox joined the show to discuss his legendary path from the Bahamas to Indiana, and eventually to the peak of the Lakers' dynasty. He shared some incredible stories about his high school days—including Bobby Knight testifying in court for his eligibility—and what it was really like being the peacekeeper between Shaq and Kobe. When asked who he’d want with the ball in their hands at the end of a championship game, Rick didn't hesitate to pick a different teammate over the Black Mamba.
Rick FoxI would want Robert Horry taking a last-second shot over Kobe Bryant
[Big Cat asks: Who would you rather have taking that last shot?] Robert. Robert, yeah, Big Shot Bob. Big Shot Bob. There was never any doubt at the end of the game. He could have three points that game, and he had the ball, he was going to make it.
The Lakers' Coaching Carousel
The guys also touched on the latest dysfunction in Los Angeles with the hiring of Frank Vogel and the strange forced marriage with Jason Kidd as his assistant. It’s a move that feels less like a coaching hire and more like a pre-planned succession. Big Cat isn't buying the Vogel era lasting long, especially with Kidd lurking in the shadows.
Big CatFrank Vogel was hired by the Lakers specifically to be fired
Actually, it won't be interesting to see what happens with Frank Vogel. Frank Vogel is like – he got hired to get fired. Essentially. How long until Jason Kidd is the one that's drawing up plays on the sidelines?
Game of Thrones: The Bells Recap
To wrap up the show, the guys delivered the dumbest Game of Thrones recap on the internet. Dany McBride went full Mad Queen on King's Landing, much to the delight of Hank, who has officially joined Team Targaryen despite the massive body count. Big Cat pointed out that the apple doesn't fall far from the fiery tree.
Big CatDaenerys Targaryen has officially turned into the 'Mad King' and is exactly like her father.
This is exactly why the Mad King was the Mad King. He wanted to blow up the entire King's Landing... She did what her dad was trying to do, kill all the innocent people. She murdered everyone... History repeats itself. Targaryens are assholes and they blow everyone up.
PFT offered a more physical explanation for the destruction, suggesting that Jon Snow’s refusal to keep it in the family might have actually triggered the holocaust at King's Landing.
PFT CommenterJon Snow is responsible for the massacre at King's Landing because he wouldn't sleep with Daenerys
Jon Snow should get some of this blame because if he just had sex with her, she probably wouldn't have gone crazy. Exactly. Just sack up and fuck your aunt and save millions of lives... You can flip out while you watch a city burn and be like, we shouldn't be doing this. Or you can just squeeze off a nut the night before.
With only one episode remaining, the predictions are flying. While Big Cat is convinced Arya is on a collision course with destiny, PFT is looking at the kid in the wheelchair to come away with the ultimate prize.
PFT CommenterBran Stark will be the one sitting on the Iron Throne at the conclusion of Game of Thrones.
I think it's got to be Bran [to win the Iron Throne].
If Jon Snow doesn't want it, maybe a three-eyed raven does.
